Where does “scudder” come from?
scudder (English) comes from English Scud, from Middle English scut, from Dutch schudden, from Middle Dutch schudden, from Old Dutch scudden, from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan — to shake.
scudder (English): One who, or that which, scuds
Definitions
- One who, or that which, scuds
Ancestry of “scudder”, step by step
scudder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Scud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scud | A Soviet-developed tactical ballistic missile |
| 2 | Middle English | scut | hare |
| 3 | Dutch | schudden | to shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schudden | to shake, to cause to move strongly back and... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | scudden | to shake, to rid oneself of |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skuddjan | to shake |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |